Friday, January 31, 2014

The Black History Awareness Club would has invited our members and government officials to attend their event on Saturday Feb. 8 from 2-5 at the Bolingbrook High School. This is their 15th Annual Black History Month Celebration which is sponsored by the Village of Bolingbrook, Fountaindale Library, and Bolingbrook High School. This event history and attracts 4-500 participants with several vendors, Political officials and leaders in the community. This event celebrates the history that African Americans have made through poetry, song and dance. This is a free event and food is provided as well as free door prizes and give-a-ways from local restaurants and businesses. If any elected officials would like to attend, they request that they sign in at the Honored Guest Table. Elected Officials are also invited to attend the Honored Guest Reception at 1:15.For more information please contact Janice Haywood at (847)571-3871, historyawarenessclub@yahoo.comattachment- Black History Month Flyer; Honored Guest Reception Invitation

We welcome any input you may have and encourage you to call or send an email to share your great ideas with us.

Sincerely,

Amy Rohrer, Executive Director

Democratic Party of DuPage County

Greetings!

We want to know why you are coming to this year's Presidents' Day Gala!The creator of the "best" answer--received by Feb 15th--will WIN two tickets to the private members-only reception with Bill Press.

Send your answer to

info@dupagedemocrats.com and put "My Best Answer" in the subject line (or it might get overlooked)

Watch for your winning name on Feb 16th!*

Vested Members Reception with Bill Press.

There are several ways you can get into this special event (aside from winning the contest above);

If you attended the 2013 Gala and have bought tickets to attend this one, just renew or become a GOLD MEMBER today (if your membership expires 1/14).

SMALL PRINT*(Winner of best answer contest will be decided subjectively by a small panel of DPDC officers and is not reviewable. Free reception winner must purchase Gala tickets to redeem the bonus.)

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Become a member of the DPDC today and save $50 on each member ticket! If you are a Precinct Committeeman please go here to join our PC Membership Challenge!

If you are a non-PC supporter and wish to join or renew your dues please go here.

Once you have become a member (or if you are a current member through 2/14) you can purchase the member ticket here (1 discount per membership)

MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES (You've probably heard)

Special members-only privileges will also be available throughout the year to those who become vested members by keeping a $100 membership current and attending events and contributing to projects at the county level.

The complimentary reception with Bill Press will be our first Vested Members event!

Paid for by the Democratic Party of DuPage County.A copy of our report(s) filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and DuPage County Clerk is available (or will be) for purchase from the DuPage County Clerk's office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.

ALEC is not a lobby; it is not a front group. It is much more powerful than that. Through the secretive meetings of the American Legislative Exchange Council, corporate lobbyists and state legislators vote as equals on ‘model bills’ to change our rights that often benefit the corporations’ bottom line at public expense. ALEC is a pay-to-play operation where corporations buy a seat and a vote on ‘task forces’ to advance their legislative wish lists and can get a tax break for donations, effectively passing these lobbying costs on to taxpayers.

Along with legislators, corporations have membership in ALEC. Corporations sit on ALEC task forces and vote with legislators to approve “model” bills. They have their own corporate governing board which meets jointly with the legislative board. (ALEC says that corporations do not vote on the board.) Corporations fund almost all of ALEC's operations.

Participating legislators, overwhelmingly conservative Republicans, then bring those proposals home and introduce them in statehouses across the land as their own brilliant ideas and important public policy innovations—without disclosing that corporations crafted and voted on the bills.

ALEC boasts that it has over 1,000 of these bills introduced by legislative members every year, with one in every five of them enacted into law. ALEC describes itself as a “unique,” “unparalleled” and “unmatched” organization. We agree. It is as if a state legislature had been reconstituted, yet corporations had pushed the people out the door. READ MORE HERE and see how Educators are handling this legislation below.

Politicians who belong to ALEC are not going to tell you that they are members of the secretive group that promotes the interests of the wealthy at the expense of American workers. Use our handy guide to help spot ALEC-inspired legislation that's making the rounds at your state capitol.

In 1960, the federal minimum wage earned by a single worker was enough to keep a family of two out of poverty. Today there are only four states in the entire country where the minimum wage is enough for even an individual worker with no family to stay above the poverty line. Share your story and help us make the case for an increase!

Stay Up To Date Through Social Media!Keep up with your fellow activists online! The conversation is happening all the time - are you in the know? Get real-time updates about rallies in your state and word about when to call or e-mail your legislators by following us onFacebook and Twitter.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

President Obama said something I'm pretty proud of in last night's State of the Union:

"Opportunity is who we are. And the defining project of our generation is to restore that promise."

Some people in Washington have spent their entire careers turning their backs on folks asking for a fair shot. Our movement is defined by fighting for the principle that anyone who works hard and plays by the rules has the opportunity to succeed.

The President made it clear last night he isn't waiting for Congress -- he's doing everything in his power to work toward that goal right now. Yesterday, he took action to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers with new contracts to $10.10 an hour, a step that will directly help thousands of Americans -- folks like janitors, cafeteria workers, and cashiers.

It's our turn to fight for hard-working Americans who deserve a raise.

If you agree that it's time to raise the minimum wage, add your name right now:

Last night, the President showed he's willing to walk the walk. When it comes to fighting for what you believe in, I hope you're ready to do the same.

Thanks,

Lindsay

Lindsay Siler
National Director of Issue Campaigns
Organizing for Action

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A rally to amend the constitution held in Spokane, WA. (Public Citizen)

1) AMEND THE CONSTITUTION The movement for an amendment to overturn Citizens United has quickly gone from pipe dream to mainstream, says Public Citizen’s Rachel Lewis. Since the Citizens United ruling, over 300 cities, towns and counties have passed resolutions, as have 16 state legislatures. In 2012, President Obama voiced his support.READ MORE

Become a member of the DPDC today and save $50 on each member ticket! If you are a Precinct Committeeman please go here to join our PC Membership Challenge!

If you are a non-PC supporter and wish to join or renew your dues please go here.

Once you have become a member (or if you are a current member through 2/14) you can purchase the member ticket here (1 discount per membership)

MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES (You've probably heard)

Special members-only privileges will also be available throughout the year to those who become vested members by keeping a $100 membership current and attending events and contributing to projects at the county level.

The complimentary reception with Bill Press will be our first Vested Members event!

Meet Bill Press in a private reception

Greetings!

We have recently upgraded to a system of complimentary receptions for those who have committed to being very involved and invested in DPDC's incredible growth over the years. These folks are being inducted into our VESTED MEMBER corp!

Although our VESTED MEMBER program will get more specific as we smooth it into place, we have decided to make a special offer for the 2014 Gala--those DPDC members who have contributed at the GOLD level and above this year and who attended last year's gala and have purchased tickets for Gala 2104--will be feted at the pre-Gala reception along with our special guest, Bill Press.

There are several ways you can get into this special event;

If you attended the 2013 Gala and have bought tickets to attend this one, just renew or become a GOLD MEMBER today (if your membership expires 1/14).

Contribute Now!Current (through 2/14) and New Members receive 30% off of their Gala tickets

We welcome any input you may have and encourage you to call or send an email to share your great ideas with us.

Sincerely,

Amy Rohrer, Executive Director Democratic Party of DuPage County

Paid for by the Democratic Party of DuPage County.A copy of our report(s) filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and DuPage County Clerk is available (or will be) for purchase from the DuPage County Clerk's office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.